Install a Pull-Out Trash Can in Your Kitchen

Is your trash can taking up precious kitchen real estate? Instead of leaving the area under your sink as space where unwanted cleaners go to die, put it to better use with a pull-out trash can and recycling bin.

Reclaim Kitchen SpaceParticularly useful in small spaces where trash and recycling can make the kitchen feel cluttered, pull-out trash can installation can quickly and easily add practical functionality. And depending on your familial situation offers an added opportunity for the dog, cat, and kid-proof trash protection.

How Hard is it to Install a Pull-Out Trash Can?Pull-out trash can installation is an easy job for the moderately-experienced DIYer. The task can be accomplished in less than half-an-hour with a pull-out trash can conversion kits available at your local hardware store or online, most of which include compatible trash can(s).

Install a Pull-Out Trash Can in a Flash with a Quick Conversion Kit

Measure.

Choosing a single-door cabinet, measure the height, width, and depth – to find the product right for your installation. Be sure to get one with (or purchase an additional) door mounting kit. This will enable the entire door to slide out along with the trash cans. Make sure cans are included, or note dimensions of compatible options.

NOTE: For those with a built-in shelf in their under-the-sink cabinet, the process can be slightly trickier, allowing for only a small trash containers, or requiring some power saw action.

Screw in the hardware kit/slides on each side of the inside cabinet per manufacturer instructions. If your measurements weren’t accurate, or your cabinet isn’t quite square, this could require some tinkering/shimming.

Address back bracket.

If the kit contains a back bracket for the slides, install these onto the back wall of the cabinet, mounting with a thin piece of wood and shimming as necessary.

Attach hardware to the cabinet door.

Measure from the bottom of the cabinet face frame to the bottom of the pull-out hardware, transferring those measurements to the back of the cabinet door. Next measure the width, centering and attaching the hardware to the door.

Install the unit.

Slide the pull-out unit into the glides, followed by the trash cans.

Enjoy the new-found space.

Trying to remember NOT to toss trash where your garbage can formerly lived.

Worried Yet?In case you haven’t figured it out, though technically a ‘simple’ project, cabinet door kits necessitate several steps and even some problem solving due to the differences in cabinetry.

Need a hand with pull-out trash can installation? Find your friendly neighborhood Mr. Handyman, or call (877) 256-3376 for repair, maintenance, improvement or installation help in your home or business today.